Window screen



Nov. 16, 1943. I P. M'QRFY 2,334,432 I WINDOW SCREEN Filed Feb. 7, 1942 Wags Patented Nov. 16, 1943 1 2,334,432.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WINDOW SCREEN Patsey Morfy, Tamaqua, Pa., assignor of onefourth to Emanuele Tunno and one-fourth to John Ciccozzi, both of Tamaqua, Pa.

Application February 7, 1942, Serial No. 429,911

1 Claim. (01. 160376) This invention relates to a window screen and latter away from the rail 9. The channeled has for the primary object the provision of a demember is prevented from having complete sepvice of the above stated character which will be aration from the rail 9 under the influence of self-adjusting to a window frame and when the spring member l6, by the bolt I2. The spring adapted thereto will provide a positiv exclusion 5 member includes a substantially straight attachof insects and the like and will be extremely during portion ll apertured to receive the fasteners able and may be manufactured and sold at a low I5 and also provided with an opening through cost. 7 V V which the bolt I2 extends. The spring member Another object of this invention is the provifurther includes substantially arcuately curved 'sion' of a yieldable spring influenced member seend portions I8 having riding contact with the cured to one of the vertical sides of the screen channeledmember [3. frame for a limited sliding movement in relation Owing to the fact that the channeled member thereto for permitting the screenframe to be may be moved toward the rail 9 of the frame 5,

easily and quickly applied and removed from the will permit the latter to be easily placed within 7 window frame and acting to sustain the screen the supporting channels of a window frame and frame tightly within the window frame against will automatically exert sufiicient pressure. of the accidental displacement or from movement relascreen frame against the window fram as to tive thereto as to present cracks through which prevent accidental displacement of the screen. insect might pass. 7 In applying the window screen to a window With these and other objects in view as will bee, the a ed e ber is rst broug t into come more apparent'as the description proceeds, contact .with a vertical channel of the window the invention consists in certain novel features of frame and by shoving the screen frame in the diconstru-ction, combination and arrangement of rection of said channel of the window frame, the

parts which will be hereinafter more full despring l6 will yield and permit sufficient relative scribed and claimed. movement between the channeled member and the For a complete understanding of my invention, screen frame to allow the rail 8 to readily enter reference is to be had to the following descripthe opposite channel of the window frame and as tion and accompanying drawing, in which .soon as the pressure is released on the window Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, screen the spring acts to bring about a tight fit illustrating a window screen constructed in acbetween the window screen and. the window cordance with my invention. frame. The removal of the window screen from Figure 2 is an edge elevation illustrating the the Window is accomplished in a similar manner device. I r to that of applying the screen to the window.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral While I have shown and described the pre- 5 indicates a rigid frame constructed of any ma- 5 ferred embodiment of my invention, it'will be terial suitable for the purpose and consisting of understood that minor changes in construction, upper and lower rails 6 and l and vertical end combination and arran ement of p ts ay be rails 8 and 9. Said rails may be secured to each made without departing from the spirit and scope other inany well known manner was to prevent of the invention as claimed.

them from having relative movement. The rails 40 Having thus described y invention, what I each has a rabbeted face forming a seat extendclaim is:

ing entirely about the frame in which may be Ina window screen having a rigid frame closed secured the edges of a foraminous material It by foraminous material and including end rails employed for the closing of the frame. and upper and lower rails, a channeled extension Suitable beading or finishing strips u are semember frictionally fitted to the frame toreceive cured torthe rails to assist in retaining the edges one of the end rails and end portions of the upper of the foraminous material within the seat. and lower rails for sliding movement relative to The rail 9 is of less width than the rail 8 and said frame, a headed bolt having the head thereis provided with an opening substantially interof countersunk in the member substantially inmediate its ends to slidably receive a bolt or like termediate the ends of the latter and slidable fastener i2. The bolt or like fastener mounts on through the last referred to end rail, a nut the rail 9 for a limited sliding movement relative threaded on the bolt for limiting the sliding thereto a channeled member I3. The channeled movement of the member and preventing its member 53 provides to the rail 9 a yieldable excomplete separation from the frame, and a bowed tension. One end of the bolt H. has threaded leaf spring including end portions bearing against thereon a nut M which will permit the application the member adjacent the endsthereof and a suband removal of the channeled member l3 when stantially straight portion connecting the end desired. portions and apertured to slidably receive the bolt Secured to the rail 9 by screws or like fasteners and secured on the last referred to end rail at [5, is a spring member IS the ends of which bear opposite sides of said bolt.

against the channel member [3 for urging the SEY MORFY. 

